Oy! Are You Looking At My Byrd?…
…was not the title of this concert by The Cardinall’s Musick…
…although Andrew Carwood does always give his concerts a title. Perhaps he’ll use my suggestion some time soon.
Still, this exceptional group of singers tends to fill the Wigmore Hall whenever it appears, for good reason.
Here is a link to the on-line programme of music for the evening.
We’d seen them perform before and had even previously seen one of their concerts at which Andrew Carwood explained the sectarian political backdrop to the music in those Tudor times…
…it must have been like the politics of Brexit but with capital punishment in place of the earhole bashing.
No wonder these Tudor composers took solus in lamentations and such Jeremiad material.
As usual with such concerts, it was fascinating to hear the contrast between the lesser and the better known composers; Tallis and especially Byrd being the better known and better represented composers on the night. The better known fellows deserve their status in my view; certainly for this type of music.
A wonderfully relaxing concert at the end of a busy week at work.